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Auditor huffs over wind power rush
Although the province's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Arlene King, said there's no scientific evidence that directly links wind turbine noise and adverse health effects, the AG acknowledged more research is needed. ...McCarter also questioned the sustainability and affordability of the technology.
May 26, 2012
by Justin Sadler
in Ottawa Sun
The fervour over whether wind power is the right way to boost the Ontario's generation capacity grows as more projects get slated for development.
It's a complicated issue, not isolated to this province or country.
But Ontario's auditor general, Jim McCarter, dressed down the McGuinty government over the rush to wind power in his 2011 annual report.
Although the province's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Arlene King, said there's no scientific evidence that directly links wind turbine noise and adverse health effects, the AG acknowledged more research is needed.
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